The potential beneficial effects of CBD on cognition in patients with schizophrenia have critical importance, since cognitive deficits are common in schizophrenia (up to 75%-85% of patients), usually precede other symptoms, and respond minimally to the available pharmacological treatments. In 2012, Leweke and colleagues published the first double blind randomized controlled clinical trial on the therapeutic effects

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Researchers may be closing in on a way to check athletes while they’re alive for signs of a degenerative brain disease that’s been linked to frequent head blows, as published in the New England Journal of Medicine. Experimental scans found higher levels of an abnormal protein tied to the disease in a study of former NFL

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Researchers examined recovery from postconcussion syndrome (PCS) in a series of 285 patients diagnosed with concussion based on international sport concussion criteria who received a questionnaire regarding recovery. Of 141 respondents, those with postconcussion symptoms lasting less than 3 months, a positive computed tomography (CT) and/or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), litigants, and known Test of

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Contrary to traditional recommendations for prolonged, prescribed rest after a sports-related concussion, new research suggests that a regimen of low-level aerobic exercise may speed recovery and reduce symptoms. In a randomized clinical trial, researchers assessed 103 adolescents within 1 week of experiencing a concussion. Those assigned to aerobic exercise recovered after a median of 13 days compared

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HBO’s Real Sports is providing evidence that families with money are taking their children out of tackle football because of worries about concussions. These families are also increasingly putting their children in sports such as soccer, lacrosse, hockey and rugby — which also have high rates of concussions. The report misses where these children of wealthier families

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Researchers of the study published in FASEB Journal says that the fatty acid may help in muscle repair and body recovery. The study included a sample of 20 healthy young women divided into two groups. One group took a dose of 5-grams of sunflower oil while the other took a dose of omega 3s. The participants

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The study found that “certain types of n-3 (from marine oils) were significantly associated with a decreased risk of having asthma or asthma-like symptoms by up to 62 per cent, while high n-6 consumption (from vegetable oils) was associated with an increased risk by up to 67 per cent,” said Andreas Lopata, Professor from the

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The results of a study suggest that the risk of a child developing symptoms of ADHD may be modulated by the mother’s diet during pregnancy. The study, published in the Journal of Pediatrics, analysed samples of umbilical cord plasma to quantify the levels of omega-6 and omega-3 that reach the fetus. The statistical analysis showed a

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Dietary intake of two fatty acids, omega-3 and omega-6, may have opposite effects on the severity of asthma in children and may also play opposite roles in modifying their response to indoor air pollution, according to new research published online in the American Thoracic Society’s American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. Children with higher

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